SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER On Jan. 15, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in a House vote of 58-40, and, in the Senate, by a vote of 27-12. The Equal Rights Amendment states, “Section 1: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United […]
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Tensions rise between the U.S. and Iran
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER The start of the new year was the start to growing escalations in the Middle East. On Jan. 2, President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani—an Iranian military general. This took place at the Baghdad airport in Iraq. A few days prior, on Dec. 31, 2019, there were […]
Tips to surviving hell week and exams
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER Photo by GRACE GRELAK Final exams are fast approaching—only 14 days until they begin. This means there is only one week until what students commonly refer to as “hell week”—a stressful time used by many to prepare for their upcoming tests, practice their presentations and write their last-minute papers. Stress is […]
iGem wins silver medal in annual competition
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER From Oct. 31 through Nov. 4, a group of Alma college students attend the iGEM 2019 Giant Jamboree in Boston, Massachusetts. Here they compete against teams from across the world in a synthetic biology competition. Students in high school, undergraduate and graduate studies are asked to look at their local communities […]
Controversial costumes spark debate during celebrations
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER Halloween is a time for children to dress up, trick-or-treat and have a fun and safe night. It is a way for them to express themselves in a different way by impersonating something, or someone else. On Oct. 31, in Jamestown, Tennessee, seven teenagers dressed as members of the Ku Klux […]
Students take on responsibility of daily news
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER Photo by GRACE GRELAK On Oct. 19, The New York Times reported on the University of Michigan’s college newspaper that is the only daily paper left in the city of Ann Arbor. The Michigan Daily become the only daily printed paper in Ann Arbor following the closing of The Ann Arbor […]
Purple ties bring awareness
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER Every Friday throughout October, students and staff come together to wear purple ties, bringing awareness to Domestic Violence. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence is defined as “the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and […]
Impeachment inquiry: what to know
SYNDEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER Graphic by MEREK ALAM On Sept. 24, 2019, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, announced the start to the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. This comes in response to a whistleblower account of a phone call between Trump and the president of Ukraine, Vlodymyr Zelensky, back in July. In this […]